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Happy (belated) New Year!

ProAssisting Blog

ProAssisting came into being last year and this year our goal is to expand upon the great successes we’ve had so far… Just to re-cap, in addition to becoming a featured writer for Monster’s AdminSecret , we had a very robust beta testing period thanks to their community of assistants who put our training through its paces.

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How to Wrestle Deadlines and Win (Even When You Think You Can’t)

Men With Pens

Writers aren’t known for their planning and scheduling skills, after all – but nail deadlines, and you’ve turned yourself away from flaky and straight onto fantastically competent. They creep up on you slowly but inexorably, a bit like zombies on the march. Step 1: Spot Your Monster Early. knows that very well.

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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

Men With Pens

He set the benchmark for piracy in his time, conducting daring campaigns, blockading the Charleston harbour, capturing ship after ship and striking fear in the hearts of sailors up and down the coast. Most of them ended up in jail or on the end of a rope. The man put lit matches in his hair. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Why Your Excuses Won’t Fly – or Get You What You Want

Men With Pens

I brought up my issues with a couple of therapists skilled in the fear department. I looked up information on the ‘net and educated myself. Peter Shallard (being the good friend he is) marched straight up to my mental desk, set his arm on it and swept all my bullshit excuses onto the floor.

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The Subtle Comfort Of The Discomfort Zone

Brilliantly Better

But the distance from my comfort zone of being a regular PHP programmer to becoming a skilled and effective Objective C programmer is huge. Life is a dance and just because you’re invited to the party, if you don’t get up and dance it doesn’t mean you’re really having fun. get up or stay. As men we like things simple: yes or no.

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What Is Rich and Happy

Brilliantly Better

As you can imagine, that is seldom the answer the person is looking for, or indeed expecting, and it usually leads to a furrowing of the brow and a quizzical look before the follow up question of “Well how can you write a book on it then?” They said that money can buy you happiness up to 75,000 dollars annually. comes my way.

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33 Ways To Overcome Frustration

Brilliantly Better

The mere action of moving will set you up for action and hopefully will make your mind a little clearer. Stand Up And Fight Be a soldier. Get up early in the morning, do your work as if you’re on a battle field and then go to sleep. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Avoid it at all cost. Iubirea necondi?ionat?

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